Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM

Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM
microsoft lumia 950 dual sim
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Microsoft
Announced January 2013 October 2015
Status Released - February 2013 Available - November 2015
Price - Rs. 27,300 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 418 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 70.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 23 h (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)